The Complete Smiths Bootleg Setlists - 1985


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February 27, 1985, Goldiggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Handsome Devil
How Soon Is Now?
Shakespeare's Sister (1st performance)
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (1st performance)
Rusholme Ruffians
Hand In Glove
The Headmaster Ritual (1st performance)
Nowhere Fast
Still Ill
Stretch Out and Wait (1st performance)
You've Got Everything Now
Meat Is Murder (1st performance)
Reel Around the Fountain
Barbarism Begins At Home

February 28, 1985, Civic Hall, Guilford, Surrey, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Handsome Devil
How Soon Is Now?
Shakespeare's Sister
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Rusholme Ruffians
Hand In Glove
The Headmaster Ritual
Nowhere Fast
Stretch Out and Wait
Miserable Lie
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Barbarism Begins At Home

March 1, 1985, Brixton Academy, London, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Handsome Devil
How Soon Is Now?
Shakespeare's Sister
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Reel Around the Fountain
Rusholme Ruffians
Hand In Glove
The Headmaster Ritual
Nowhere Fast
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Miserable Lie
Barbarism Begins At Home
You've Got Everything Now
These Things Take Time

March 4, 1985, Hexagon, Reading, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Handsome Devil
How Soon Is Now?
Shakespeare's Sister
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Reel Around the Fountain
Rusholme Ruffians
Hand In Glove
The Headmaster Ritual
Nowhere Fast
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Barbarism Begins At Home
Miserable Lie

March 6, 1985, Poole Arts Centre, Dorset, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Handsome Devil
How Soon Is Now?
Shakespeare's Sister
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Reel Around the Fountain
Rusholme Ruffians
Hand In Glove
The Headmaster Ritual
Nowhere Fast
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Miserable Lie

March 7, 1985, The Dome, Brighton, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Handsome Devil
How Soon Is Now?
Shakespeare's Sister
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Reel Around the Fountain
Rusholme Ruffians
Hand In Glove
The Headmaster Ritual
Nowhere Fast
Meat Is Murder
Still Ill
Miserable Lie

March 8, 1985, Winter Gardens, Margate, England
Nowhere Fast
Barbarism Begins At Home
Still Ill
How Soon Is Now?
Shakespeare's Sister
Handsome Devil
The Headmaster Ritual
Reel Around the Fountain
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Hand In Glove
Rusholme Ruffians
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
William, It Was Really Nothing
Meat Is Murder
Miserable Lie

March 11, 1985, Gaumont, Ipswich, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Handsome Devil
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Handsome Devil
The Headmaster Ritual
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
Hand In Glove
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Barbarism Begins At Home
Miserable Lie

March 12, 1985, Royal Centre, Nottingham, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
How Soon Is Now?
Shakespeare's Sister
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Rusholme Ruffians
Hand In Glove
The Headmaster Ritual
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Barbarism Begins At Home

March 16, 1985, Hanley Victoria Hall, Stoke-On-Trent, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
Handsome Devil
What She Said
How Soon Is Now?
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Still Ill
Hand In Glove
Meat Is Murder
Miserable Lie
Barbarism Begins At Home

March 17, 1985, Hippodrome, Birmingham, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Hand In Glove
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Miserable Lie
Barbarism Begins At Home

March 18, 1985, Apollo Theatre, Oxford, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
What She Said
Hand In Glove
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
The Headmaster Ritual
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Miserable Lie
Barbarism Begins At Home
You've Got Everything Now

March 22, 1985, City Hall, Sheffield, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Hand In Glove
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Miserable Lie
Barbarism Begins At Home
You've Got Everything Now
Handsome Devil

March 23, 1985, Town Hall, Middlesbrough, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Hand In Glove
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Miserable Lie
Barbarism Begins At Home
You've Got Everything Now

March 24, 1985, City Hall, Newcastle, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Hand In Glove
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Still Ill
Handsome Devil
Meat Is Murder
Miserable Lie
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Barbarism Begins At Home

March 27, 1985, Royal Court, Liverpool, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Hand In Glove
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Barbarism Begins At Home
Miserable Lie

March 28, 1985, St. George's Hall, Bradford, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Hand In Glove
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Still Ill
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Meat Is Murder
Handsome Devil
Barbarism Begins At Home
Miserable Lie

March 29, 1985, Derngate Centre, Nottingham, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Hand In Glove
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Miserable Lie
This Charming Man
Handsome Devil

March 31, 1985, Palace Theatre, Manchester, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Hand In Glove
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Handsome Devil
Barbarism Begins At Home
Miserable Lie
You've Got Everything Now

April 1, 1985, De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Hand In Glove
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Handsome Devil
Barbarism Begins At Home
Miserable Lie
Barbarism Begins At Home

April 6, 1985, Royal Albert Hall, London, England
How Soon Is Now?
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Hand In Glove
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
You've Got Everything Now
Handsome Devil
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
William, It Was Really Nothing
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Barbarism Begins At Home (duet with Pete Burns)
Miserable Lie

May 14, 1985, Tetro Tendetrisce, Rome, Italy
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Hand In Glove
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Handsome Devil
This Charming Man
Miserable Lie
You've Got Everything Now

May 18, 1985, Paseo De Camoens, Madrid, Spain
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
How Soon Is Now?
Handsome Devil
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Hand In Glove
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Miserable Lie
Barbarism Begins At Home
This Charming Man
You've Got Everything Now

June 9, 1985, Kingswood Music Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
How Soon Is Now?
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Hand In Glove
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
This Charming Man
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
Miserable Lie

June 11, 1985, Warner Theater, Washington, DC, USA
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
How Soon Is Now?
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Hand In Glove
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder

June 17, 1985, Beacon Theater, New York City, NY, USA
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
How Soon Is Now?
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Hand In Glove
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
This Charming Man
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
Miserable Lie
Jeane
Barbarism Begins At Home

June 18, 1985, Beacon Theater, New York City, NY, USA
Meat Is Murder
The Headmaster Ritual
Reel Around the Fountain
Shakespeare's Sister
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
This Charming Man
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
What She Said
Still Ill
How Soon Is Now?
William, It Was Really Nothing
Hand In Glove
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
Rusholme Ruffians
Miserable Lie
Jeane
Barbarism Begins At Home

June 21, 1985, Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
How Soon Is Now?
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
Miserable Lie
The Headmaster Ritual

June 25, 1985, San Diego State Theater, San Diego, CA, USA
Meat Is Murder
The Headmaster Ritual
Shakespeare's Sister
Hand In Glove
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
This Charming Man
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
What She Said
Still Ill
How Soon Is Now?
William, It Was Really Nothing
Jeane
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
Rusholme Ruffians
Miserable Lie
Barbarism Begins At Home

June 27, 1985, Palladium Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Meat Is Murder
Hand In Glove
Shakespeare's Sister
The Headmaster Ritual
Nowhere Fast
I Want the One I Can't Have
This Charming Man
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
What She Said
Still Ill
How Soon Is Now?
William, It Was Really Nothing
Jeane
Barbarism Begins At Home

June 28, 1985, Palladium Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Meat Is Murder
Hand In Glove
I Want the One I Can't Have
Nowhere Fast
Shakespeare's Sister
This Charming Man
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
What She Said
Still Ill
How Soon Is Now?
Jeane
The Headmaster Ritual
Reel Around the Fountain
William, It Was Really Nothing
This Charming Man
Miserable Lie

June 29, 1985, Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Laguna Hills, CA, USA
Meat Is Murder
Hand In Glove
I Want the One I Can't Have
Nowhere Fast
Shakespeare's Sister
This Charming Man
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
What She Said
Still Ill
How Soon Is Now?
Jeane
The Headmaster Ritual
Reel Around the Fountain
William, It Was Really Nothing
This Charming Man
Miserable Lie
Barbarism Begins At Home

September 22, 1985, Magnum Leisure Centre, Irvine, Scotland
Shakespeare's Sister
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
What's the World? (1st performance)
Nowhere Fast
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side (1st performance)
Frankly Mr. Shankly (1st performance)
Bigmouth Strikes Again (1st performance)
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Still Ill
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame Intro) (1st performance with His Latest Flame intro)
How Soon Is Now?
The Headmaster Ritual
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Hand In Glove
William, It Was Really Nothing
Miserable Lie

September 24, 1985, Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
Shakespeare's Sister
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
What's the World?
Nowhere Fast
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Bigmouth Strikes Again
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Still Ill
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame Intro)
How Soon Is Now?
The Headmaster Ritual
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Hand In Glove
William, It Was Really Nothing
Miserable Lie

September 25, 1985, Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland
Shakespeare's Sister
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
What's the World?
Nowhere Fast
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Bigmouth Strikes Again
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Still Ill
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame Intro)
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Meat Is Murder
This Charming Man
Hand In Glove
William, It Was Really Nothing
Miserable Lie

September 26, 1985, Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland
Shakespeare's Sister
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
What's the World?
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Nowhere Fast
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Still Ill
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Meat Is Murder
This Charming Man
Hand In Glove
William, It Was Really Nothing
Miserable Lie

September 26, 1985, Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland SOUNDCHECK
Bigmouth Strikes Again (Bass only) X2
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (Bass & Drums)
Drums
Drums & Guitar
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (instr)
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (instr)
Bigmouth Strikes Again (instr)
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (instr)
Frankly Mr Shankly (instr)
Bigmouth Strikes Again (instr)
Marie's The Name/Rusholme Ruffians (instr)
Shakespeare's Sister (instr)
Jeanne
What's The Word?
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side

September 28, 1985, Clickerman Centre, Lerwick, Shetland Islands
Shakespeare's Sister
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
Nowhere Fast
What's the World?
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Still Ill
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame Intro)
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Meat Is Murder
This Charming Man
Hand In Glove
Miserable Lie

September 30, 1985, Capital Theatre, Aberdeen, Scotland
Shakespeare's Sister
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
What's the World?
Nowhere Fast
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Bigmouth Strikes Again
How Soon Is Now?
Still Ill
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame Intro)
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Jeane
Meat Is Murder
This Charming Man
Hand In Glove
William, It Was Really Nothing
Miserable Lie

October 1, 1985, Eden Court, Inverness, Scotland
Meat Is Murder
Shakespeare's Sister
I Want the One I Can't Have
What She Said
What's the World?
Nowhere Fast
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Stretch Out and Wait
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Asleep (1st and ONLY performance)
Hand In Glove
This Charming Man
William, It Was Really Nothing
Miserable Lie

October 1, 1985, Eden Court, Inverness, Scotland SOUNDCHECK
Nowhere Fast (Instr)
How Soon Is Now? (Instr.)
Groovy Kind Of Love (Instr Excerpt)
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Instr)
Asleep
Hand In Glove
Rock N Roll part II
Unlovable (take 1)
Unlovable (take 2)
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

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